Popular Chasidic rock band 8th Day, led by Chabad brothers Shmuel and Bentzi Marcus, got a call this year they never expected.
The casting directors for Disneyland had been searching for a music group to represent Chanukah during the 2024 holiday season and they felt they had found the right group.
“I thought it was a joke at first,” Bentzi Marcus told COLlive. “We couldn’t believe that they would reach out to us.”
But it was the real deal. After a short audition process, the producers at Disney were excited to welcome 8th Day to their musical performances lineup.
“It was a humbling experience to be representing Chanukah on this scale,” Shmuel Marcus shared. “Most people there had never met a chasidic Jew let alone a chasidic rock band!”
The cast and crew at Disney were extremely welcoming to the band, helping to supply kosher food backstage and scheduling their shows around Friday nights and Shabbos.
8th Day performed their original hits with the grand finale, the Chanukah hit “Miracle of Light.” They also featured their new single “Smile Remix,” a remake of their classic hit from 2011.
“With everything that’s happening in the world, it was the perfect message for us to spread positivity and be ambassadors of light,” Shmuel said.
For more info on 8th Day please visit: my8thday.com
Keep making a kiddush Hashem in the world
‘8th Day’ making a Kiddush Hashem, brining positive J-Vibes and certainly giving the Rebbe nachas!
The best sound, lyrics, energy, creativity and talent in “Jewish” music, in my opinion, now, and in the last decade
A true heart can get you very far in this world
amazing 8th day you rock